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Notice	The HKSAR Government has announced that some control points will be further closed with effect from 0001 hours on 4 February 2020. Please note that the cargo channels at various land boundary control points including Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok, Shenzhen Bay and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port Area will remain open for crossing of goods vehicles.
Notice	Latest update of the Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme): Extension of the FTA Scheme – Transhipment Cargo heading for the Mainland under the China-Georgia Free Trade Agreement and the Special Preferential Tariff Treatment to the Least Developed Countries (implemented since 1 August 2019) Extension of the FTA Scheme – Transhipment Cargo from the Mainland to Korea via Hong Kong under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) (implemented since 2 July 2019) For details of the FTA Scheme, please click the link below: FTA Scheme
Notice	Latest development of the Hong Kong AEO Programme: Hong Kong Customs signs Authorized Economic Operator Mutual Recognition Arrangements with Israel and Canada and Action Plan with Indonesia (with photos) Hong Kong AEO Programme extends business opportunities under Greater Bay Area development and Belt and Road Initiative (with photos) For details of the Hong Kong AEO programme, please click the link below: HK AEO Programme
Notice	The enhanced mobile app “HK Car Tax” was launched by the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) on 30 May 2019. The new features ensure the content is accessible to all users (including persons with disabilities). Enhancements on the mobile app were made in the following areas: Text resize function to scale up text size; Text alternative for non-text contents; Captions for pre-recorded videos; Sufficient colour contrast between text colour and its background; The app was re-coded such that the screen layout is presented in a more logical order for screen reading software; and An accessibility statement is provided with means of contact. The “HK Car Tax” app supports multiple devices including smartphones and tablets with iOS (8.0 or above) and Android (4.0 or above). You may visit the following links to download the app for free: iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/id839981885 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hkgov.hkcartax For enquiries, please contact the Motor Vehicles Valuation Group of C&ED by email <mvvg_enquiry@customs.gov.hk> or by phone at (852) 3759 2556.
Notice	The Government gazetted the Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Regulation 2019 on 4 January 2019 to revise certain fees for licences and services payable under the Dutiable Commodities Regulations (Cap. 109 sub. leg.A). The new fees were effective from 1 March 2019. Please click here for details (Opens a new window) . For details of the relevant gazette, please visit https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20192301/es2201923011.pdf (Opens a new window) . Should you have any enquiries, please call Ms Lina Leung at 3759 2398.
Notice	Charge for each import and export declaration capped at $200 from 1 August 2018 With effect from 1 August 2018, the charge for each import and export declaration will be capped at $200. The cap will apply to goods imported, exported or re-exported to and from Hong Kong on or after 1 August 2018. For enquiries, please call 2707 7748 or email customsenquiry@customs.gov.hk.
Notice	Under the Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Ordinance, Chapter 629, Laws of Hong Kong (Opens a new window) (“the Ordinance”), any person arriving in Hong Kong at a specified control point set out in Schedule 1 to the Ordinance and in possession of a large quantity of currency and bearer negotiable instruments (“CBNIs”) (i.e. CBNIs of a total value more than HKD120,000) must make a written declaration to a Customs officer, using the Red Channel under the Red and Green Channel System. Any person arriving in Hong Kong other than a specified control point, or any person about to leave Hong Kong, upon the requirement of a Customs officer, must disclose whether he/she is in possession of a large quantity of CBNIs. If so, he/she must make a written declaration. An adult who accompanies a young person (i.e. a person under the age of 16 years) and knows that the young person is in possession of a large quantity of CBNIs, must declare or disclose for the young person. For a large quantity of CBNIs imported or exported on a cross-boundary conveyance as cargo in one batch, an advance electronic declaration must be made to the Customs and Excise Department via the Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Declaration System (Opens a new window) . For details, please refer to the following link: Enforcement Passenger Clearance Cargo Clearance
Notice	2nd edition of “Booklet on cases under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (Cap. 362)” is released on 19 March 2018. Please click here. (Opens a new window)
Notice	New Arrangement for First Registration Tax Concessions for Electric Vehicles The Government announced on 28 February 2018 the details of the new first registration tax (FRT) concessions for different types of electric vehicles (EV) as follows – FRT concessions for electric vehicles: FRT for electric private cars will continue to be waived up to $97,500 and FRT for electric commercial vehicles, electric motor cycles and electric motor tricycles will be waived in full from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021 (both dates inclusive); and “One-for-one Replacement” Scheme for electric private cars: Eligible private car owners who buy a new electric private car and scrap an eligible old private car they own to enjoy a higher FRT concession of up to $250,000 from 28 February 2018 to 31 March 2021 (both dates inclusive). For enquiries, please call Transport Department Hong Kong Licensing Office at 2804 2270 or the 1823 Call Centre. You may visit the following website of Transport Department for more details: http://www.td.gov.hk/en/public services/licences and permits/vehicle first registration/new frt concessions for electric vehicles 2018/index.html
Notice	Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme) has now come into force. Please refer here for details.
Notice	The Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2016 comes into operation on 1 October 2016. Please refer to Toys & Children’s Products Safety for details.
Notice	To promote public awareness of the liability of buyers and sellers under the Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) Ordinance, the Customs and Excise Department has produced an Announcement of Public Interest (API) for broadcast on television and radio. The Customs and Excise Department has also developed a free mobile application, namely, “HK Car Tax”. The mobile application can facilitate both buyers and sellers to check the valid published retail price lists of motor vehicles anytime and anywhere. Thank you for your attention.
Notice	Import and Export (General)(Amendment) Regulation 2013 ( with effect from 1 March 2013 ) - Quantity of Powdered Formula for Persons Departing from Hong Kong
22 October 2020	Hong Kong Customs conducts large-scale operation to combat illicit heat-not-burn products and illicit cigarettes (with photos)
22 October 2020	Hong Kong Customs detects largest seaborne inbound counterfeit goods smuggling case in past five years (with photo)
22 October 2020	Hong Kong Customs detects first drug trafficking case using car bonnets and seizes suspected methamphetamine worth about $10 million (with photo)
18 October 2020	Hong Kong Customs seizes $20 million worth suspected liquid cocaine (with photo)
18 October 2020	Hong Kong Customs seizes $20 million worth of suspected smuggled frozen meat and fruit off Lung Kwu Chau in anti-smuggling operation (with photos)